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Return on Investment
What
are the advantages of using phototherapy in dentistry and how can
it make you money?
Codes covered directly for many clinical indications?
financial benefit for dental practice (the codes below are Canadian
codes and are billed as a procedure, not by the therapy)
Reduced use of post-operative medications?
important when treating an aging population due to concerns with drug
interactions
Done by dental auxiliary staff?
allows dentists to treat more patients
Practice Builder?
patients leave the office pain-free and will refer others to the office
Attraction of New Patients?
use of phototherapy will draw new patients to your practice
Allows dental practitioner to treat conditions that would otherwise
be done by a specialist?
conditions such as facial pain or pedodontic restorations can be done
in-office
Reduced post-op problems and pain resulting in a decrease in out-of-office
emergency calls
Allows effective diagnosis of dental conditions that would otherwise
be difficult for both the practitioner and patient?
dentist can utilize the increase in microcirculation to both diagnose
affected teeth and identify the problem causing the pain
Better Patient Management?
enhanced care for your patient ensures regular visits to the office
and future referrals (e.g. treating jaw pain after long treatment,
pain caused by treatment and decreasing effects of freezing more rapidly)
Risk free?
hundreds of studies have shown no side effects to phototherapy
treatment
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TREATMENT
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CODE
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PRICE
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Acute
Muscle Nerves
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41221
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$69/unit
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Acute
Oral Infection (any herpes lesion or Apthous ulcers)
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41211
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$69
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Desensitize
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41301-41309
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$54/unit
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Part
of Splint Adjustment
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41621
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$56/unit
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Pericoronitis
(and Perio Abscess)
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42831
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$69/unit
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Specific
Exam (Endo Diagnosis)
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$29-$118
(depending on how complicated)
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*These are the Ontario fee’s for 2007. For each Country, there
may be some variation. This is to be used as an indication of the
billing available with laser treatment.
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